I replaced an excel file with the other one how do i recover it

[tmpappa]

need help recovering an overwritten excel file

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Unless the file you replaced it with is very tiny, the original file is gone for good. . .

 

[Hawkeye22]

If the version of excel you have creates backups, you'll need to recover the backup. Newer versions of excel can track changes.

http/office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/about-tracking-changes-HP005230064.aspx